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Benefits of Composting <br />® Creates valuable soil amendment <br />Stabilizes nitrogen into a slow -release form <br />a Avoids the problem of nitrogen immobilization <br />Reduces manure volume by 50 percent <br />Destroys weed seeds, fly larvae, and internal <br />parasites <br />Eliminates or reduces the cost of off -site <br />disposal <br />Storage <br />Normally, manure storage consists of: <br />Short-term stockpiling <br />a Permanent stockpiling <br />Composting <br />Spreading the manure <br />Stockpiling <br />Stockpiling is making a pile of solid manure and leaving it alone. You may or may not add manure to it. Stockpiling can occur on a <br />temporary or permanent site. <br />Temporary site <br />You must remove and use temporary stockpiles within a year of storage. This allows the site to recover and for plants to grow back. You <br />can then start another temporary stockpile at a new site. Moving to new sites prevents excess nutrient build-up in the soil. Choose these <br />sRes carefully and consider soil type and groundwater separation. <br />Exmnple of mixing/storage area with black hall. <br />Temporary manure storage bin used. for <br />composting. Mdded stats in the front <br />increases storage. <br />